The Joker at Six Flags Great America
Bunny hills flip youno two rides flip the same

Six Flags Great America, Gurnee, Illinois

Joker

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What riders love
  • This coaster is insane! You go up a vertical lift and go into a series of bunny hills that make your seats flip.
  • I've never been on a 4D free spin before and I can't count how many spins in this really short ride but I even got stalled upside down, I had no idea what to expect and I had a blast now the bar can get tight through out the right but I couldn't stop laughing the whole time, great ride
  • I only got 2 flips on my ride, but that is still infinity times as many flips as I have ever gotten in all of my rides on Tumbili.
  • Plus I found the flips on this to be much more thrilling and smooth than on other freespins.
  • For example, I thought I already experienced the first big drop since I had an intense flip beforehand but then the actual drop came out of nowhere and surprised me.
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Performance

Vs. other coasters at Six Flags Great America

Plus I found the flips on this to be much more thrilling and smooth than on other freespins.

Inverted Thrills

This makes for a more comfortable (and more out of control) ride experience.

Coaster101

I usually get sick from too many inversions but this coaster was quite smooth.

Max S.

This ride is fun and it makes me laugh every time but when your going the bar gets so tight on me it hurts and you have to sit like that until you get of

Nora Westfall

one member in the group i came here with got concussed on this ride, and has had severe headaces since.

Harrison P.

Now maybe I just got a _really_ good ride on Joker, but I thought it was one of the most intense coasters I’ve ridden to date.

Limitless Park

For example, I thought I already experienced the first big drop since I had an intense flip beforehand but then the actual drop came out of nowhere and surprised me.

Max S.

This coaster is insane!

Caiden Brauchler

It’s pure, uncut insanity.

Coaster101

I got one of the craziest flips ever where I dove upside down then flipped into a backflip which was honeslty one of the most intense parts of any coaster I’ve ridden.

Inverted Thrills

Facing towards the track on the lift hill- worth it, intense, really fun

@Monster-Malachi

The spinning unfortunately stopped on the second layer which lead to a relatively large dead spot but overall a rather fun little coaster

Tom Fairnie

I just wish this one had a bit higher capacity but the line that day was not bad at all.

Max S.
Airtime

The only scary part was the way the seats or restraints are designed make it feel like you’re gonna fly out of your seat with every spin.

@salma-pf5sj

However, because the constant transition between negative and positive G-forces, I’d say you actually get more ejector-air on this than most coasters.

Limitless Park
Motion sickness risk

Not as nausea inducing as it looks

Myroslav

I was so excited to ride this ride when it opened but felt immediately sick.

Abby R.

Should I ride it?

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Specifications

120 ftHeight
202 RagingBull 185 Flash:VerticalVelocity 180 Wrath ofRakshasa 175 Maxx Force 165 Goliath 120 Joker
54 ftFirst drop
208 RagingBull 180 Goliath 172 Maxx Force 171 Wrath ofRakshasa 160 Flash:VerticalVelocity 54 Joker
38 mphTop speed
Maxx Force78 Raging Bull73 Goliath72 Flash:Vertical Velo…70 Wrath ofRakshasa67 Joker38 078 mph
0Inversions

What riders say

Praised for

IntenseGreat inversions

Criticised for

Long waitsOverratedPainful or bruisingToo shortRider fit issuesMade riders sick

This free spin is very fun and the spins you get are whippy however, I feel like everyone kind of overhypes these rides.

Mik Gov, Captain Coaster review

Definitely a skippable ride on your day at the park, and certainly not something I’d recommend waiting any more than 20 minutes for…..unless you’re thirsty for the coaster credit.

Coaster Critic, published review

I did not at all except the first sudden inversion on the ride and the constant spinning I had on the first layer of the ride.

Tom Fairnie, Captain Coaster review

This ride is fun and it makes me laugh every time but when your going the bar gets so tight on me it hurts and you have to sit like that until you get of

Nora Westfall, Captain Coaster review

I must say, although these are non-traditional, the raven drops are by far some of the coolest drops on a coaster that I’ve experienced.

Limitless Park, published review

I got one of the craziest flips ever where I dove upside down then flipped into a backflip which was honeslty one of the most intense parts of any coaster I’ve ridden.

Inverted Thrills, Captain Coaster review

Photos

Joker at Six Flags Great America
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Joker at Six Flags Great America
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Joker at Six Flags Great America
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Joker at Six Flags Great America
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Joker at Six Flags Great America
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Planning your ride

Sources

Restraint types: Captain Coaster. Height requirement: Six Flags Great America. Specifications and status: Coasterpedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Also read: Captain Coaster (converted to feet and mph). Rider sentiment and performance scores: rider reviews on limitlesspark.com, Captain Coaster, coaster101.com, read and scored by AirtimeFever.

Photographs via Wikimedia Commons: Wacky Windjammer (CC BY-SA 4.0). Video thumbnails remain the property of their channels and link back to them.

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What riders love, by theme (themes in the order riders pick them most on Captain Coaster): Inverted Thrills, rider review on Captain Coaster: “I got one of the craziest flips ever where…”; Caiden Brauchler, rider review on Captain Coaster: “This coaster is insane! You go up a vertical…”; Stormin Norman, rider review on Captain Coaster: “I've never been on a 4D free spin before…”; Max S., rider review on Captain Coaster: “The flips were a lot of fun and disorienting…”; Michael M., rider review on Captain Coaster: “I only got 2 flips on my ride, but…”; Inverted Thrills, rider review on Captain Coaster: “Plus I found the flips on this to be…”; Tom Fairnie, rider review on Captain Coaster: “This was a great and nice surprise. I did…”; Max S., rider review on Captain Coaster: “For example, I thought I already experienced the first…”.

The photo slider at the top and the fading stills: Theme Park POV's POV, 2019 The Joker Roller Coaster On Ride HD POV Six Flags Great America (YouTube), and the page's Wikimedia Commons photographs.